The Grand Theater

The Grand is the home base for the Wausau Area Performing Arts Foundation, Inc., a private nonprofit community arts organization established in 1972. With a mission to promote excellence in the performing arts in North Central Wisconsin, the Performing Arts Foundation (P.A.F.) reaches over 150,000 people each year with performances and instructional programs. The Performing Arts Foundation fulfills its various goals in close partnership with participating affiliate organizations, who use The Grand as their creative home. These include Wausau Community Theater, Lyric Choir, and Symphony & Band; Central Wisconsin Ballet Foundation and Childrens Theatre; and Allegro Regional Dance Theater. Wausau Conservatory of Music is an Allied Affiliate. Since 1993, P.A.F. programs have served 17 counties: Clark, Forest, Juneau, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Oneida, Portage, Price, Shawano, Taylor, Vilas, Waupaca, Waushara, and Wood. The Performing Arts Foundation is ...